PART 2CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
Powers of recovery etc in relation to rural development payments15
1
Where a delivery body makes a determination under regulation 14(1), the Secretary of State or the appropriate accountable body may—
a
withhold the whole or part of any rural development payment payable to the beneficiary; and
b
recover on demand the whole or part of any rural development payment already paid to the beneficiary.
2
Where a delivery body makes a determination under regulation 14(1), that body may terminate the agreement containing the commitment, and any entitlement of the beneficiary to payment in respect of the unexpired period of the agreement shall consequently be terminated.
3
Where a delivery body terminates an agreement under paragraph (2), that body may also prohibit the beneficiary from making any new commitment with the body under the same measure, for such period (not exceeding two years) from the date of the termination as the body may specify.
4
The powers conferred on the delivery bodies by paragraphs (2) and (3) are exercisable by a notice served on the beneficiary.